Posts Tagged ‘France’

4807 vol light

October 2009
Following a tip to in Annecy to visit St-Gervais-les-Bains near Chamonix-Mont-Blanc we turned up to the opening evening of the second ‘4807 vol light’. For you non-flyers this translates as ‘Light[weight] flying [from] 4807 metres’. This event, organized by the St Gervais local FFVL flying club, comprises a hike each day, of around three [...]


Bienvenue – welcome to the French

So, what are the French people like up close?


Piloting/SIV course, Lake Annecy

Learning how to handle big problems when paragliding


Thermaling course at Lake Annecy.

Paragliding and thermaling course at Lake Annecy, France


St-Hilaire-du-Touvet, France

The world’s biggest free flight fair, paragliding, hang gliding, balloons